American Experience: The Mine Wars

In the early 20th century, America's industrial supremacy was fed by coal...and there was no place where a miner's lot was harder than in West Virginia, between substandard safety conditions and management-controlled towns. This "American Experience" offering looks back at a generation-long struggle where unionization efforts sparked violent company pushback and worker retaliation. 120 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English.

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In the early 20th century, America's industrial supremacy was fed by coal...and there was no place where a miner's lot was harder than in West Virginia, between substandard safety conditions and management-controlled towns. This "American Experience" offering looks back at a generation-long struggle where unionization efforts sparked violent company pushback and worker retaliation. 120 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English.